Archive: Top 25 Phoenix Sports Stories 2008

Top 25 Phoenix Sports Stories of 2008 – #1 – The end of the D’Antoni era

Photo: Sabo/NY Daily News An average of 58 wins per season. Four consecutive trips to the playoffs. Two trips to the Western Conference Finals. Three straight seasons of leading the league in scoring. NBA Coach of the Year in 2004-05. [...]

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Top 25 Phoenix Sports Stories of 2008 – #2 – Suns get “The Big Cactus”

Here at Fanster.com, we’ll be spending the last few weeks of 2008 counting down the biggest sports stories in the Valley over the last 12 months. Photo: Bill Kostroun/AP On the morning of February 5, 2008, the Phoenix Suns were [...]

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Top 25 Phoenix Sports Stories of 2008 – #3 – Cardinals return to the postseason

Here at Fanster.com, we’ll be spending the last few weeks of 2008 counting down the biggest sports stories in the Valley over the last 12 months. Photo: Ross D. Franklin/AP Yes, you read that headline right. The Arizona Cardinals are [...]

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Top 25 Phoenix Sports Stories of 2008 – #4 – Randy Johnson no longer a Diamondback

Here at Fanster.com, we’ll be spending the last few weeks of 2008 counting down the biggest sports stories in the Valley over the last 12 months. He tops the all-time Diamondback lists for ERA (2.83), wins (118), and strikeouts (2077). [...]

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Top 25 Phoenix Sports Stories of 2008 – #5 – Giants stun Patriots in Super Bowl XLII

The New England Patriots completed the 2007 regular season at 16-0, the first team ever to do so. Then they disposed of Jacksonville and San Diego in the playoffs, leaving them one win short of that coveted perfect season. The [...]

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Top 25 Phoenix Sports Stories of 2008 – #6 – Suns eliminated by Spurs…again

Here at Fanster.com, we’ll be spending the last few weeks of 2008 counting down the biggest sports stories in the Valley over the last 12 [...]

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Top 25 Phoenix Sports Stories of 2008 – #7 – Doug Davis’ courageous bout with tyroid cancer

Here at Fanster.com, we’ll be spending the last few weeks of 2008 counting down the biggest sports stories in the Valley over the last 12 months. This was definitely the most uplifting story in Phoenix sports in 2008. Diamondbacks’ left [...]

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Top 25 Phoenix Sports Stories of 2008 – #8 – “Kobe, tell me how my a$$ tastes”

Here at Fanster.com, we’ll be spending the last few weeks of 2008 counting down the biggest sports stories in the Valley over the last 12 months. Photo: Ross D. Franklin/AP Ok, so this isn’t really a story, but it sure [...]

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Top 25 Phoenix Sports Stories of 2008 – # 9 – Lute Olson’s strange year

Here at Fanster.com, we’ll be spending the last few weeks of 2008 counting down the biggest sports stories in the Valley over the last 12 months. We know this technically isn’t a “Phoenix” story, but this was too juicy to [...]

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Top 25 Phoenix Sports Stories of 2008 – #10 The Warner/Leinart quarterback battle

Here at Fanster.com, we’ll be spending the last few weeks of 2008 counting down the biggest sports stories in the Valley over the last 12 months. Photo:AP With all the Kurt Warner for MVP talk, it’s hard to believe that [...]

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